Hi Reddit!
I'm actress Julia Voth. You may know me as the face of Jill Valentine from the Resident Evil video game franchise, Kim Mattingly in Package Deal (Hulu), Gillian in Project S.E.R.A, and most recently in the film Painkillers released a few days ago on Amazon, iTunes and VOD. I also just did some Jill Valentine cosplay ;) Ask me anything!

Thanks! one of my fav things is being able to interact with everyone, its a very fun community to be involved with.
Yes! you'll see more Jill cosplays soon, my goal is to have a couple versions of her ;) And I've done one Con in Bahrain but I'd love to do more, its on the list for 2016.

Hi! to sum all that up, I loved working with CAPCOM and I'd do it again for sure. They recorded my facial expressions and mouth making different shapes to match words I'd be saying in the game. I would be in a film if they rebooted it. It would be so cool.
Favorite part of my day so far is this :)

I worked with you on Lilith back in 2010 (I was on the crew) and I was just curious what role that film has played in your career and what you took away from the project. How was working with Sridhar? It was my first feature film I worked on and you were great!

PS, May 16 is the best day to be born. I remember we shared the same birthday!

Hi! lovely to talk to you again ;) Lilith was my first (solo) leading role and it taught me a lot about the craft of acting, I feel like I learned so much, more the any class you could go to. And it really propelled me into my career. Sridhar is a gem, he loves women and is always on the side of women. Writing roles that are embowering. A respect him as much as a artist and human being.
Happy Birthday to us!!

Julia, would you be open to portraying Jill Valentine in a Resident Evil reboot film/netflix series, if Capcom/Sony were to have the films remade more faithfully to the games?
(Keep up the good work Jules!)

The plot was pretty much in place when I came onto the project. But I was able to get creative when I did my web series Project S.E.R.A. (which we based off of her in the games). It was great bringing her spirit to life in a sense. So for that project, when you watch it, it is all me ;-)

It was really cool seeing you and Milla posing together during the Project Sera event. Think there might be any chance you two will work together on something in the near future? Maybe a movie together or having Milla be a guest of Package Deal?

Also, if you don't mind me asking, how did you and April become friends and gaming buddies?

Hi! I have always looked up to Milla and her career, and it made my day she came out and supported my project. I would love love love to work with her someday.
April and I met through mutual friends and have a lot of things in common I guess. Plus she's a sweetheart and you cant not love her.

Hi Julia, before I ask, just want to let you know... I spent a lot of hours with your character -- it's really!!!!! cool that I get to actually talk to the source (in a way, actually I'm a little weirded out haha).

So my Qs:

Ever been recognized or stared at as in trying to put the pieces together?

If you had the choice to form your next RPG character, what are some characteristics you would hope for? Are you happy about Jill?

Did you play RE just to have the experience of playing with yourself? (doesn't this sound funny?)

I'm glad you wrote me! When I did my cosplay shoot for Jill here in LA I did get recognized a few times, it was pretty awesome actually. I'm playing Fallout right now and VATS is the shit, so I'd say that. I did actually, I streamed myself on Twitch last year, it was surreal and very cool.

Hi! Thanks for the questions. At first it was really weird to see myself in the game and I couldn't play it haha But last year I played the original RE and streamed it online and after the initial weirdness, it was so cool. I mean, there's only a few people who can play themselves in a game. I've learned to embrace it fully ;)

What/where is your favorite place to be? Visit, live or otherwise. Mine is Boone; maybe its the mountains, maybe its my inner hippy fitting in but it vibes with me. Also, since your in video games, do you play? If so whats your favorite?

It's kind of a long story. Here in Austria we have a local competition called the "Sacklerei". It is an event that has a very long and interesting history and tradition behind it, in which strong men haul huge sacks full of coal from Imst to Innsbruck - a distance of nearly 60km. Did I mention these sacks have 20kg worth of coal in them? It may seem like a strange thing, but it is based on a folklore tale about a particularly cruel liege who denied his people coal in one of Austria's harshest winters. A small group of people got together to haul coal from the local mine (which the liege owned), each carrying a sack of 20kg worth to the city of Innsbruck nearly 60km from the mine. They gave away the coal to many of the families there. However, they were eventually found out and hung, but many families owed them their lives and their heroic act is remembered with the Imster Coal run, also known as "Sacklerei" to the locals. This event happens every year at the beginning of january and my friend, Michael, actually won this year, earning him the honorary title "Gfrastsackl". His brother Martin also entered, but didn't fare as well (he gave up halfway through, because he is weak). This is getting way too long, so anyway, thanks for reading!

Hey there! I am a huge fan of the games, its a very cool franchise to be part of. My fav is the original, probably because I've played it most. I'm going to try to hit up E3, Comic Con, fingers crossed maybe to back to Bahrain or Dubai. I'm open to other opportunities too :)

Hi again Julia! I'm Abe btw, Is it okay if I ask a little of your time to take a picture of yourself holding a card with a handwritten greeting of "Happy Birthday Abe Peñaflor"? That would be the BEST gift that I'll ever have for my special day!

Acting for a movie is much more in depth then video game as you could imagine. In film, other then a layer of makeup on your face, it's just you and the camera. And as cool as the video game process is, you don't have that.
HA all the time ;)

I was modeling in NYC, LA, and Tokyo, and I was tired of losing campaigns to actors, so I decided to become one too. Turns out I really like what I do and all that other stuff is just icing on the cake ;-)

Awesome question. The freedom to walk around and not be objectified and catcalled (it's sad I cant even imagine what that's like), pee standing up, free the nipple, sex, and that's it. The rest I can do as me.

1) What's the favorite project you have been involved with?
2) Have you ever had a crush on one of your co-stars in a movie or show?
3) Have you ever accidentally hurt someone during a stunt, like kicked them in the nuts or something?

haha thanks for the questions. I was doing a scene once where I had to be freaking out, thrashing around/kicking. During the last take my male costar knelt down in front of me for some reason and boom! right in the nuts. He wasn't supposed to do that but nevertheless I felt terrible :( I don't really have a fav project, every one I take on is special and important to me for different reasons.

I honestly think that the movies do it wrong every time. I'd grab a ton of food and water, I'd get on a boat, and I'd sail just far enough away I'd be safe, but close enough I could get back if I need it to. I feel like that's a pretty good plan 👍

Hey there! I was modeling in Japan and I remember the audition being held in this huge boardroom, there must have been at least 15 guys in business suits and just me and my manager translating.
After the AMA I'll make sure to give him a shout out ;)

Thanks for coming out to a show! Yes, there is a lot of ass kicking in Painkillers. I'm proud to say I did all my own stunts, very proud of how it turned out. My next project is something I cant talk about yet, but its a good one.

Yes! I streamed myself playing Resident Evil on Twitch (I uploaded it so you can still watch if you like ;) it's definitely weird to play yourself, even weirder to accidentally kill yourself haha but i loved it

This last year was my third burn. I love the freedom. And not just my freedom but the freedom that thousands of people feel, it may be the only place in the world they can truly be themselves. And that in itself is a sacred and beautiful thing. The man burns in 229 days!

Hi Julia, first of all thank you for your time and answering our questions :) I'm a huge fan of Resident Evil and Jill Valentine is my favorite female character in the resident evil franchise, the Cosplay you did as Jill Valentine was extremely amazing and I truly admire you, well I have two questions! the first one is what do you think about the future of Resident Evil franchise? the 20th anniversary of Resident Evil is approaching and there is a strong possibility that Capcom announce Resident Evil 7 at this event! do you think they will bringing the game back to it's horror roots?!! my second question is would you like to join The Walking Dead cast? because it's my favorite TV-Series and I love to see you joining them. thank you and have a nice day :)

Thank you for your questions! I would love to see them announce the next one. Its an epic franchise and it needs to continue. I really like the walking dead, I auditioned for the new one but they changed my character to a dude so didn't get that one ha

Hi Julia, long time Jill fan. I remember seeing Jill's new REmake render on the back of a magazine back in 2002 and just being blown away at how good Jill looked.

My question is something a lot of fans have been wondering for a long time, hopefully you can clear the air on this. It seemed like after they moved on to RE5 Capcom instead of doing an updated mocap of you they decided to just use an altered version of her REmake facial capture. Then after RE5 they stopped using your likeness altogether and changed Jill yet again. There's been a lot of speculation, but.... what exactly happened there?

CAPCOM has licence to do what they want to the look of any character, and they also have unlimited usage of mine (meaning they could bring me back anytime). I guess they just decided, for whatever reason to change it. I dont really know much more besides that.

Hi Chuck! Thanks for the questions. No I didn't think that was even a possibility! Its not exactly a normal gig, but the coolest kind nonetheless.
Haha probably The Wanderer
1 horse sized duck please
The water maybe?

Thank you! I hear this all the time and it would be a dream come true. Hopefully all this buzz gets to the right ears and we can make something happen! Painkillers was an offer actually. Peter Winther who wrote and directed it, saw me in Project SERA and Bitch Slap. I guess he thought Masters would be a good fit. She was a great character to play.